Greeley v. Harlow

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• concluding that district court did not abuse its discretion in issuing protective order barring depositions of high-ranking government officials where party seeking depositions failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances
• recognizing time burden of a deposition, and shielding government official from deposition because of his \greater duties and time constraints than other witnesses\
• noting that high-ranking officials may be deposed only on a showing that “the official has unique first-hand knowledge related to the litigated claims or that the necessary information cannot be obtained through other, less burdensome or intrusive means”
• affirming denial of the plaintiffs’ request to depose the Mayor of the City of New York and a former Deputy Mayor
• finding plaintiffs did not identify the information needed, contend that the officials had first- hand knowledge, or establish that relevant information could not be obtained elsewhere
• allowing defendant to raise Morgan doctrine on behalf of former deputy mayor

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